My work on the television show Meteorite Men has raised international public awareness of, and interest in, meteorites to an extraordinary degree. The show has aired on all seven continents and has been seen by millions of people. This has made meteorite collecting and meteorite hunting popular hobbies and untold new meteorites have been found as a result. These finds add to the scientific body of knowledge and benefit museums, university researchers, and collectors, but it is important to remember where meteorites come from.

The vast majority originate from within the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. Since the recovery of meteorites is both my passion and my career, I am excited when a new meteorite hits the Earth. Provided it isn't too large. Some of my colleagues have joked with me that working with the Sentinel Mission and Asteroid Day to raise global awareness about the very real danger of asteroid impacts is against my better interests, because I want asteroidal fragments to collide with Earth, so I can collect more meteorites. That really isn't funny.